'Dad-in-chief' Obama takes daughters for time out in the Big Apple

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will
carve out some time this weekend for two people he has described
as "magnificent" but who, he says, find him boring: his teenage
daughters, Malia and Sasha.

Upping his game as dad-in-chief, Obama will hang out with
his daughters in New York City on Friday night and Saturday, a
rare diversion from his weekend schedules, which usually involve
work and golf.

Obama has often spoken about how sad he will be when his
daughters leaves the nest. Malia, 17, has been spotted touring
colleges.

"I'm already dreading that empty seat at the table when
Malia goes off to school next fall," Obama wrote in an essay
last month in More magazine.

The White House was mum on the itinerary for the
father-daughter weekend. First lady Michelle Obama was staying
back in Washington.

First, Obama will do a little bit of business. He will
attend a small fundraiser on Friday evening hosted by shipping
magnates George and Nitzia Logothetis for the Democratic
National Committee, where 30 supporters will pay up to $33,400 a
ticket.

The New York Post reported the Obamas would hit Broadway for
a performance of hip-hop musical "Hamilton" on Saturday.

On Friday, Sasha, 14, boarded Air Force One with Obama for
the weekend getaway, along with two of her friends. Malia is
rumored to have a summer job in New York City working on the set
of the HBO television series "Girls."

Obama has said he was worried about how growing up in the
White House "bubble" would affect his daughters - fears he said
turned out to be misplaced.

"They're kind, they're thoughtful, they treat everybody with
respect, they don't have any kind of airs. They're confident,
but without being cocky," he told Marc Maron on his podcast
"WTF" last month.

"Now, unfortunately, they're hitting the age where they
still love me, but they think I'm completely boring. And so
they'll come in, pat me on the head, talk to me for 10 minutes,
and then they're gone all weekend," Obama said.